Week 10 Regional Rankings Preview

[Buffalo/Islander Alum]

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Regional D2 Records after Week 9:

NSIC:
Augustana 8-1
Minnesota State 8-1
Bemidji State 7-1
Wayne State 6-3 (High SOS)
Minnesota Duluth 7-2

RMAC:
Colorado Mines 9-0
Western Colorado 8-1

LSC:
Central Washington 7-0 (Only 8 D2 games scheduled)
UTPB 7-1
Angelo State 5-3 (High SOS)

None of the top 10 contenders play each other in week 10:

Games of the week for week 11 and final week of regular season on 11/11:

NSIC:
Minnesota Duluth (7-2) @ Minnesota State (8-1)
Bemidji State (7-1) @ Augustana (8-1)

LSC:
Central Washington (7-0) @ UTPB (7-1)

I think the real question remaining is if the LSC (Angelo State) or NSIC 3rd place team will have the higher SOS to get the last team in the playoffs?

[Buffalo/Islander Alum]

Looks like Inkblot just updated:

[debergfan]

Looks like Inkblot just updated:

• Mines will be #1
• Western is in, best win is a playoff team
• Mankato is in (I think)
• Central Wash. is in (I think)
• UTPB is in but will they host?
• Angelo State SOS is good but best win is a non-playoff team
• Duluth 100% out unless they beat Mankato, SOS is awful
• Wayne needs to win out and Augie and Bemidji to lose both.

Based on my predictions
Western Colorado hosts Central Wash.
Mankato hosts Bemidji
UTPB hosts Augie

[Buffalo/Islander Alum]

• Mines will be #1
• Western is in, best win is a playoff team
• Mankato is in (I think)
• Central Wash. is in (I think)
• UTPB is in but will they host?
• Angelo State SOS is good but best win is a non-playoff team
• Duluth 100% out unless they beat Mankato, SOS is awful
• Wayne needs to win out and Augie and Bemidji to lose both.

Based on my predictions
Western Colorado hosts Central Wash.
Mankato hosts Bemidji
UTPB hosts Augie

Just my thoughts...

Colorado Mines and Central Washington have already clinched playoff spots. Colorado Mines wont drop out of the top 7 even if they lose their last 2 games and Central Washington only has one game left at UTPB and that loss won't drop them out of the top 7.

UTPB and Western Colorado should clinch playoff spots with wins this week as a loss by either team their last game wont drop them out of the top 7.

NSIC is a lot murkier since all of their 1 loss teams are 5-8 and their 2 loss team Duluth is way back.

Greatest chance for an upset anywhere in the region this week is Augustana possibly losing to Northern State. If this happens that opens up the door for Angelo State to pull a Pueblo and get the last playoff spot.

Your playoff predictions would look pretty close to mine.

[debergfan]

• Mines will be #1
• Western is in, best win is a playoff team
• Mankato is in (I think)
• Central Wash. is in (I think)
• UTPB is in but will they host?
• Angelo State SOS is good but best win is a non-playoff team
• Duluth 100% out unless they beat Mankato, SOS is awful
• Wayne needs to win out and Augie and Bemidji to lose both.

Based on my predictions
Western Colorado hosts Central Wash.
Mankato hosts Bemidji
UTPB hosts Augie

I had augie and bemidji flipped